You are able to recall that last week we had a cheeky peek at Lenovo’s upcoming tabletphone, and now our brethren at Engadget Chinese are now touching one in Beijing! Dubbed the IdeaTab S2005 aka LePad S2005 in China, this Android 2.3.5 slate packs a 5-inch 800 x 480 LTPS display with 178-degree viewing angle (but same resolution because the Dell Streak 5′s LCD, sadly), a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz chip, 1GB RAM, a five megapixel 1080p imager at the back, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and a 1,680mAh battery. On the subject of connectivity and expansion we’ve got a micro-USB port, micro-HDMI port and HSPA+ radio (so it’s ready for China Unicom’s network). All of it is packaged in a 9.95mm-thick body, weighing a complete of 198g. Just as thick because the Streak 5 but lighter, despite the marginally larger battery capacity.
There are not any prices just yet, but due to the fact that this device is entering the Chinese market in two days’ time, it won’t be a protracted watch for those obessed with tabletphones (and speaking of which, it’s rather odd that Lenovo’s marketing this as a tablet in place of a phone). Stay tuned for our hands-on photos.
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